The Arduino development team has recently unveiled the latest version of their Integrated Development Environment (IDE), version 2.3, which brings a host of improvements to the platform.

This chart shows a few of the possible permutations. Everything is controlled via Arduino’s online IDE. The system consists of various sensors as well as a Wi-Fi hub.

The Arduino Opta will also be an option “available soon”, says Arduino. Note that to program with IDE you will need to unlock the system with a lifetime license key, costing €16, via the Arduino Store ...

The release of the Arduino IDE 1.6.6 and updated cores for all supported platforms (AVR 1.6.9, SAM 1.6.5, SAMD 1.6.2) have now closed the door on 723 issues and merged 147 Paul requests.